McDonald’s Sets CSR Goals
McDonald’s has set a goal to source 100 percent of its coffee, palm oil and fish from verified sustainable sources by 2020. The company made this commitment and a host of others as part of its first...
View Article‘Scale Back’ Chemical Reform, Lawmaker Says
“Scaling back” proposed chemical reform laws may be in order, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said on Tuesday in an effort to achieve a deal between Republicans and Democrats on modernizing the Toxic...
View ArticleFirms Fail to Disclose Sustainability Metrics in Executive Pay
Only 10 percent of S&P 500 companies disclose specific sustainability targets in executive compensation plans, according to a GMI Ratings’ study. Sustainability Metrics in Executive Pay examines...
View ArticleFord Fined $2.96 Million
Ford has agreed to fines totaling $2.96 million for violations of air quality laws related to the sale of vehicles with non-compliant on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems in California, according to the...
View ArticlePower Plants ‘Can Cut Emissions 26%’
The EPA could use four common energy efficiency policies to set a carbon pollution standard that would reduce emissions from the power plant sector to 26 percent below 2012 levels by 2030 with no net...
View ArticleXeros System Cuts Water Use ‘Up to 80%’
A California athletic club has reduced water usage for laundry washed with a machine using Xeros laundry system by nearly 50 percent. The Capital Athletic Club’s installation of the Xeros Laundry...
View ArticleSolar Hot Water Systems at NY Firehouses Save City Money, Cut Carbon
Solar hot water heating is the redheaded stepchild of the renewable energy world. Most people have no idea what it is. Or, they confuse it with its attention-grabbing cousin, solar photovoltaics, the...
View ArticleMore Than Half of New US Cars Get 23 MPG
For the first time ever, over 50 percent of the current year’s US vehicles get more than 23 miles per gallon, according to the Consumer Federation of America (CFA). After categorizing 1,099 2014...
View ArticleCement Makers Driving Growth in Greener Fly Ash Market
The cement industry’s sustainability goals will drive growth in the greener fly ash cement market, causing it to double to $47 billion by 2018, according to an analysis by Lux Research. Cement accounts...
View ArticleTop 10 Countries for LEED Outside the US
Canada tops the list of the top 10 countries for LEED outside of the US with 17.74 million gross square meters of LEED space. Collectively, Canada boasts 4,068 total LEED-registered and -certified...
View ArticleBurner Technology Slashes Emissions, Provides Cost Savings
ClearSign Combustion has demonstrated the capabilities of its Duplex burner architecture at a scale that the emissions control technology company says can be applied across several segments of the...
View ArticleIntegrated Reporting Attracts Dedicated Investors, PwC Report Finds
Investors are increasingly considering non-financial factors such as resource scarcity and looking at a company’s integrated reporting to assess the risks and returns of a company, according to a...
View ArticleRule Aims to Reduce Federal E-Waste
All federal agencies will be banned from disposing electronics in landfills, according to a proposed rule by the US General Services Administration. Under the new regulation, computers, phones and...
View ArticleMonsanto Pledges 30-80bn Gallons Water Savings Annually
Monsanto says it will work to increase water-use efficiency in irrigation across its own global seed production operations by 25 percent by 2020. While overall water use will vary due to the weather,...
View ArticleFirms ‘Must Scale Up CSR Efforts’
Companies aren’t doing enough to address climate change and other sustainability issues that could affect the environment — and firms’ bottom lines — according to a report by Ceres and Sustainalytics....
View ArticleImproving Indoor Air Quality the Easy Way
The natural first step most building managers take when they suspect that their building is causing health problems is to find the root cause and remove, replace or fix the problem. However, there are...
View Article$9M Clean Diesel Funding Announced
The EPA has made available $9 million in grant funding for clean diesel projects to reduce air pollution and emissions exposure from existing diesel engines. The funding comes from the EPA’s Diesel...
View Article60% of Companies Say Water Will Affect Future Profitability
Most companies believe water challenges will significantly worsen in the next five years, according to a survey of major US corporations by the Pacific Institute and VOX Global. However, the majority...
View ArticleGreen Business Challenge Awards $80,000
Businesses in Cupertino, Calif.; Houston; Lexington, Ky.; and West Palm Beach, Fla., will soon get help for projects that reduce energy, water waste and carbon footprint. The four winning cities of the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Leader Launches EnvironmentEnergyPro
Environmental Leader has launched a comprehensive, subscriber-only intelligence service, EnvironmentEnergyPro, that provides the necessary comprehensive market intelligence needed for today’s energy...
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